South Korea travel tales and tips

South Korea travel tales

Our customers share their travelling experiences in South Korea. Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation. Also, you might want to read our Jeju city guide, and Seoul city guide.

L Sam	29 September 2003
Stayed at Lees Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
If you have the chance to catch "NANTA", a great tourist venue, I recommend it. It's an amazing show with ear catching rhythms & comedic, lively acts. The Korean Folk Village is a good venue if you want to learn about basic korean culture.
R Azran	23 September 2003
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Do not miss the 1 hour excursion out of Seoul to the Hoam Art Museum, the gardens are the most beautiful in Asia. A good idea for first timers in Seoul is to hop on the City Tour bus, for $US 10, you see all of Seoul and then can decide where to spend time. For me, just seeing Itaewon from a bus window was enough - who needs all those Western restaurants anyway. Check out a new veggie resto at the entrance to Insadong, just near the police station and tourist info booth - Sin Sim - great ambiance and food.
F Beerens	19 September 2003
Stayed at Renaissance Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Seoul is still not the place for a foreigner to venture outside of the hotels. But the food (western) has improved a lot. "Vine" is my favorite place in the Lotte (Lobby level) with an outstanding wine-menu "by the glass".
F Gibson	19 September 2003
Stayed at Best Western New Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
I visited the tourist information site, using it and brochures from my hotel selected different points of interests that most of the tours went on. However, I went to the different palaces myself, using the subway which is fairly easy to figure out with the right guide map. Also, if you look at the map long enough, someone will come up and help you. I spent loads less than a tour would`ve cost. Also, if you`re 24 or younger, you can get a discount in many places so take your ID. I also recommend a visit to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), the point between North and South Korea. You have to join a tour to go here and they need at least 24 hours advance notice. Make sure to go on a clear day though. It was raining when I went and I wasn`t able to get a clear view of the North/South Korean border.
N Machida	16 September 2003
Stayed at Lees Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Very good for shopping at Dongdaemun and dining around Jeongno Samga.
M Nicolau	14 September 2003
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Seoul is quite well organized and prepared to receive visitors from overseas. Bilingual signs are everywhere and the subway system, although it might intimidate by its complex web shape, in fact it's well signalized and easy to use. Bon Voyage!
S Tan	13 September 2003
Stayed at Sejong Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
The shops were all closed on Chinese Mid-Autumn festival. The country has 3 days holiday (10-12 Sep 2003). Keep that in mind when you plan your trip.
J Marion	11 September 2003
Stayed at Best Western New Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Places to eat are plentiful around the New Seoul hotel, most have good food I prefer the Korean food over the western fast food chains. I was able to get around on the subway after being shown how to use it a couple of times, it was faster than traveling by car. Over long distances I took an express bus which was great it was cleaner and not crowded as western buses. I used a limousine bus to get from the airport to a drop off point very close to my hotel. I took the limousine bus back to the airport. I was impressed with the public transportation, the people were more polite than in the US, a great example to follow. Most of the young people in Korea can speak English. I found that the young guys dressed well or looked like buisness men spoke nearly perfect English. I, however tried to communicate in Korean which was appreciated. The historicle places were very interesting. I stayed a couple of days with family of a friend that lived in the U.S. that owned a small dairy farm. I will be going back to Korea in the future I enjoyed my stay.
M Kin mun	10 September 2003
Stayed at Imperial Palace Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
Travelling TIPS in Seoul: Take the transportation offered by the hotel when you reach the International Airport cause it is much cheaper than taking the Limo/coach/bus offered in the airport. Take the subway cause it is quite simple to get around the city (you don't want to travel on the road! trust me...amazing TRAFFIC JAM!!!). Do Not Take taxi outside the hotel or other famous places e.g. City Air Terminal (CAT)...cause it will be W4000 extra up your bills. Enjoy your stay in Seoul and experience it yourself!
D Chang	04 September 2003
Stayed at President Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
This hotel is a few minutes away from ancient korean palaces, shopping places and night activities. Again, you could stay in other hotels around, but value-wise, President hotel is far better.

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